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second and third in a direct line with first, obcordate, apices 

 turned towards hindmargin ; a narrow streak along inner mar- 

 gin, continued along hindmargin and ending immediately below 

 apex ; cilia ochreous-fuscous, terminal-half grey whitish. Hind- 

 wings greyish-fuscous ; cilia grey, basal-half fuscous. One speci- 

 men in November at Bulimba, Queensland. Recalls typical 

 species of philobota in markings. 



gelechiam:. 



Gelechia hemichl^exa, n. sp. 



Female, 10 mm. Head and thorax whitish. Abdomen greyish. 

 Palpi white, terminal joint fuscous, acute. Legs greyish. An- 

 tennae two-thirds. Forewings narrow, apex hardly pointed, 

 hindmargin oblique; white; markings cloudy -fuscous ; a suffused, 

 inwardly-oblique, narrow fascia, reaching half across wing, space 

 between this and base, suffusedly-fuscous, occupying lower half 

 of wing, space towards hindmargin lighter fuscous ; five or six 

 suffused costal spots on apical third of wing, separated by small 

 spots of ground colour ; an irregular mark at apex ; cilia fuscous, 

 with a dark fuscous median line. Hindwings with termen 

 sinuate, light-greyish-fuscous ; cilia greyish. One specimen, 

 Broken Hill, in November. 



Gelechia monoleuca, n. sp. 

 Female, 18 mm. Head, palpi, antennae, and thorax black ; 

 antennae somewhat serrate. Abdomen grey, posterior half black, 

 anal tuft whitish. Legs blackish, middle tibiie ringed with 

 whitish, posterior legs with tufts of white hairs at base of joints, 

 tibia? wholly whitish. Forewings elongate, moderate, costa 

 gently arched, apex rounded, hindmargin obliquely rounded : 

 black, somewhat shining ; a moderate well defined snow-white 

 spot in middle of wing at two-thirds from base ; various minute 

 whitish spots along veins, scarcely perceptible ; a hindmarginal 

 row of minute whitish dots ; cilia black. Hindwings with 

 termen not sinuate, six and seven stalked, greyish, blackish 

 tinged, except at base ; cilia fuscous. One specimen taken at 

 Gosford, N.S.W. (Coll. G. Lyell, jun.) 



Gelechia (?) micromela, n. sp. 

 Female, 10 mm. Head, thorax, abdomen, and legs black ; 

 palpi yellowish, second joint fuscous externally on basal half. 

 Antenna? thickened, ochreous, somewhat infuscated. Forewings 

 moderate, rather short, costa gently arched ; shining deep purple 

 blackish, without markings, seven to apex ; cilia blackish. Hind- 

 wings blackish, thinly scaled ; three and four long stalked, six 

 and seven stalked ; cilia as in forewings. Doubtfully referable 



